Jack Nicholson, Vladimir Putin, Peta Wilson (Australian actress) and Nikita Mikhalkov (Russian filmmaker) at a meeting with participants and guests of the XXIII Moscow International Film Festival, 2001 .

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Indonesian President Sukarno (right) formally handing power over to General Suharto (left) 1966. Suharto had killed hundreds of thousands of dissidents & effectively worked to overthrow him behind the scenes for months. He went on to rule for 32 years & acquired a $15-35 billion fortune (1024×682)

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My grandfather third on the right bottom row. Shot down on his 17th mission. 2 KIA the 8 POW’s. Top turret gunner Technical Sergeant Lowell T Jolley was lynched. Tail gunner SSG James H Wayne chute failed. My grandfathers after action report will be put in the body text & I have a few POW stories.

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18 year old GI John Wauthier with his BAR near Bütgenbach Belgium, January 1945. He survived the war and married Ursula Ann Hoffman, they had ten kids together. John passed away at the age of 71 on Nov 7, 1997 and is buried at Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Cecil, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

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1860’s photo of Russian general Grigory Von Zass, notorious for his brutal role in the still officially denied “Circassian genocide,” that killed from 1-1.5 million people. Zass openly encouraged the murder, rape & torture of Circassian civilians & was known for collecting their body parts (342×435)

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‘Try to negotiate with THAT!’ — British cartoon from the Second World War (May 1940) criticising anti-war activists. Drawn by Philip Zec for the Daily Mirror.

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A photo of the aftermath of the Sétif and Guelma massacre. Immediately after the end of the war in Europe, the French embarked on a mass killing of Algerian independence protesters. Ironically, the massacre started on V.E. Day. Overall, 6,000 to 30,000 people were killed, 1945 .

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